Week 13-Disneyland!

Symptoms: Last week was week 13 of pregnancy and it was a doozie. I was still throwing up most mornings, it seemed to help if I took my prenatal vitamin at night instead of during the day, though. Going to Disneyland didn't help, either. Don't get me wrong, though! The park was great and John and I enjoyed ourselves more than we thought we would. But the travelling....that was bad. I was praying so hard that I wouldn't throw up on the bus, but that prayer wasn't answered but I'm ok with it. With the constant motion of the bus for 20+ hours, it was nearly impossible not to feel sick. Plus, I think it helped my students realize that this is a difficult time for me. The Chacos that I bought would have been awesome if I broke them in sooner and if it wasn't scorching hot during the afternoon. I burned my feet so that made walking around Disneyland a bit uncomfortable. But after a full days walk, they were broken in. I am so glad I bought those dresses from Ross last week because they were seriously so comfortable! When we weren't travelling, though, I felt like my old self again! That was an amazing feeling!

Cravings/Aversions: I still love fresh foods. At Disneyland I wanted a good fresh salad, I found a caesar salad without homemade dressing that was delicious! Unfortunately, the fruit and veggies we bought and put in our hotel fridge froze and thawed out. Thawed out apples...they are pretty gross. Fortunately, our grape tomatoes and bananas were saved. YUM!! ICE CREAM!! We had ice cream at Disneyland 3 times. Man, it was so good! Oatmeal was also another craving. I ate oatmeal for breakfast every morning. The thought of pancakes and waffles still makes me gag. Also, John was eating Doritos on the bus and they smelled so nasty.

Isn't that the tiniest carton of milk you've ever seen? So cute!

Best Moment(s) of the Week: Honestly, just being with John at Disneyland and enjoying ourselves, because last time we went a year ago we did not enjoy ourselves. We had fun just going on the kiddie rides, and then going on one ride that I maybe shouldn't have gone on--Grizzly River Rapids. But I figured it couldn't be less turbulent and sickening as our bus ride to Anaheim, so I went on in. It was 8:00 by the time we got to the ride and there was only a 5 minute wait. Uh-awesome! It was maybe a little cold but not that bad at all. We got on with a group of kids from a choir in the bay area. They saw my, "I'm Celebrating" pin that I got from Disneyland City Hall, and one kid said, "Happy Birthday, by the way." I was a little confused and then said, "Oh! I'm pregnant!" That kind of startled them, then we all talked about awesome names we might name our little one. Also, meeting Mickey. I was super super nervous to meet Mickey. They make you walk through his house. We had met Minnie the day before and her house isn't all that big, but Mickey's just kept going and going. I was wondering if we actually going to meet him. Finally we got to the end and saw a line to meet him. My heart was pounding. I told him I was expecting but I don't think he heard. But we still got a pretty good picture with him. Here's the result:

Our Little Caterpie is the size of a peach...mmm...peaches sound good right now. 

• Can you believe our little one is forming vocal cords and teeth?! Wonder if he or she will be able to sing well.
• And even though he/she's still teeny, they already have fingerprints.
• Their intestines are moving from the umbilical cord to their more permanent place, in their tummy. I just think this is the craziest thing.